Whitetail Angelfish (species: Centropyge fisheri) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Centropyge fisheri
Whitetail Angelfish


©Rick Stuart-Smith: Centropyge fisheri at North Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacanthidae
Genus Centropyge
Species Centropyge fisheri

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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Dark blue body with abrupt transition to transparent whitish or yellowish tail.

Size

  • Up to 8.4 cm (length according to Fishbase accessed 18 Feb 2017.)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Either very uncommon or very secretive, rarely seen.

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